Read the paragraphs and answer the questions
1. When Mr Taylor died he left £1,000 to his sons. He had three sons. Martin was 28 years old, James was 25, and the youngest, Peter, was only 20.
Mr Brown divided the money in a special way. Each son received £10 for every year of his life and a third of the reminder.
How much did each son receive? ……………………………
2. Yesterday Mr Roberts bought a pen, a pencil and a ruler. They cost 40 pence all together. The pencil cost half as much as the ruler, and the pen cost five times as much as the pencil.
How much did each of the three things cost? …………………………
KEY
1. Martin received £370, James £340 and Peter£290.
2. The pencil cost 5p, the ruler 10p and the pen 25p.
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